Curriculum Vitae, September 2010

Myrtle P. Shock
Address:
1059 SW 2nd Ave
Ontario OR, 97914
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (541) 709-0144
Education
Sept. 2010 Ph.D Anthropology, specialization in archaeology. University of California, Santa
Barbara.
Dissertation: "Holocene hunter-gatherer plant use and foraging choice: a test
from Minas Gerais, Brazil." Dr. Michael Jochim, Advisor.
June 2005
M.A. Anthropology, specialization in archaeology. University of California, Santa
Barbara.
Masters data paper: "Contextual interpretation of rock feature functions in the
Owyhee uplands, southeastern Oregon," Dr. Mark Aldenderfer, Advisor.
April 2003
B.Phil summa cum laude with departmental honors. Anthropology. University of
Pittsburgh.
Bachelor of Philosophy thesis: "Rock art and settlement in the Owyhee
uplands of southeastern Oregon," Dr. Marc Bermann, Advisor.
Honors paper: "Comparison of lithic debitage and lithic tools at two early
contact period Iroquois villages," Dr. Kathleen Allen, Advisor.
Specialization: archaeology
Certificate: Geographical Information Systems. Department of Geology and
Planetary Science.
Archaeological Fieldwork
2009
2009
2009
2006
2005
2004
2002
Instructor. Universidade do Estado do Amazonas archeological field school, Manaus,
Brazil. Field director: Claide de Paula Morais, Universidade de São Paulo.
Flotation coordinator and instructor. Cronologias Regionais, Hiatos e Continuidades
na História Pré-colonial da Amazônia (Regional Chronologies, Hiatuses and
Continuity in Pre-colonial Amazonian History), Manaus, Brazil. Field director: Dr.
Eduardo Neves, Universidade de São Paulo.
Archaeological field assistant. Tecnologia e Território: Arqueologia pré-histórica de
Montes Claros no contexto do centro-norte mineiro (Technology and Territory:
Prehistoric archaeology of Montes Claros in north-central Minas Gerais state), Minas
Gerais, Brazil. Field director: Dr. Lucas Bueno, Universidade de São Paulo.
Archaeological field assistant. Resiliência de Forrageiros Neotropicais (Resilience of
Neotropical Foragers), Minas Gerais, Brazil. Field director: Dr. Renato Kipnis,
Universidade de São Paulo.
Archaeological field assistant. Projeto Lagoa Santa (Lagoa Santa region project),
Minas Gerais, Brazil. Field director: Dr. Walter A. Neves, Universidade de São
Paulo.
Archaeological field assistant. Projecto arqueologico Chimu de Chepen, Peru. Field
director: Scott Kremkau, Columbia University.
Teaching assistant. University of Pittsburgh archaeological field school. Advisor: Dr.
Kathleen Allen, Univ. of Pittsburgh.
2000, 2001 Independent archaeologist. Archaeological survey project of petroglyph and
prehistoric habitation sites in southeastern Oregon. Bureau of Land Management,
Vale, Oregon.
1997
Participant. California Polytechnic State University archaeological field school.
Mission San Antonio de Padua, California. Field director: Dr. Robert Hoover, Cal
Poly.
Archaeological Laboratory Experience
2007 - 2009 Paleoethnobotanical analysis of hunter-gatherer and horticultural subsistence from
macrobotanical remains (seeds and fruits) excavated from Brazilian savanna sites.
2002
Lithic analysis of a sample from two early contact period Cayuga Iroquois village
sites.
Teaching Experience
2010
Associate in Summer Session, North American Indians. Department of Anthropology,
University of California, Santa Barbara.
2008
Head teaching assistant, Introductory Cultural Anthropology. Department of
Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara.
2005 - 2007 Teaching assistant for courses including Introductory Cultural Anthropology, Cultural
Ecology, Hunters and Gatherers, and People of the Ice Age. Department of
Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Work Experience
2007 - 2009
2006
2005
1989 -1997
1995
1994
Scientific writer, environmental consulting firm. Scientific Ecological Services.
Field technician, cultural resource management. URS Corporation.
Field technician, cultural resource management. Garcia and Associates.
Entrepreneur. Grew pumpkins and squash for retail and wholesale sales.
Research team member, Oregon State University Malheur Experiment Station.
Carried out a water movement experiment on potatoes.
Contract researcher. National Crop Insurance. Conducted a hail experiment on
squash and pumpkins.
Grants
2008
2007
2003
2001
Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, archaeology program, Division
of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences, National Science Foundation.
Humanities and Social Sciences Research Grant, University of California, Santa
Barbara for archaeobotanical analysis of pre-European diet on the Brazilian savanna.
USX foundation arts and sciences undergraduate research award, University of
Pittsburgh for the analysis of lithics from two Iroquoian sites in New York.
Honors College grant, University of Pittsburgh for field studies of archaeological sites
with petroglyphs in southeastern Oregon.
Academic Awards
2009
Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara.
2009
Service/Spaulding Fellowship, Department of Anthropology, University of California,
Santa Barbara.
2003
Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowship, University of California, Santa Barbara - five-year
fellowship.
2002, 2003 University Scholar, University of Pittsburgh.
1999-2003 Dean's list, University of Pittsburgh.
1999
University of Pittsburgh Chancellor's Scholar - four-year scholarship.
Publications
2010
Shock, M.P. Holocene hunter-gatherer plant use and foraging choice: a test from
Minas Gerais, Brazil. Unpublished dissertation in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology. University of
California, Santa Barbara.
2007
Shock, M.P. A regional settlement system approach to petroglyphs: application to
the Owyhee uplands, southeastern Oregon. In Great Basin Rock Art: Archaeological
Perspectives, ed. A. Quinlan, pp 69-91. University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada.
2002
Shock, M.P. Rock art and settlement in the Owyhee uplands of southeastern
Oregon. Unpublished thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of
Bachelor of Philosophy in Anthropology. University of Pittsburgh, University Honors
College. Accessible online, http://www.shockfamily.net/Myrtle/bphilsource.html
1996
Shock, M.P., C.C. Shock, and C.A. Shock. The effect of simulated hail on yield and
quality of pumpkins and two squash varieties. Oregon State University Agricultural
Experiment Station Special Report 964. pp 102-107.
1992
Shock, M.P., C.C. Shock, and L. Saunders. The effects of Counter insecticide on
sugar beet seedlings. Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station
Special Report 899. pp 199-203.
Cooperative Publications
2009
Shock, C.B., M.P. Shock, B.M. Shock, and C.C. Shock. Upper Owyhee Watershed
Assessment: Phase I. Prepared for The Owyhee Watershed Council, prepared by
Scientific Ecological Services, Inc.
2007
Shock, C.B., M.P. Shock, and C.C. Shock. Lower Owyhee Watershed Assessment.
Prepared for The Owyhee Watershed Council, prepared by Scientific Ecological
Services, Inc. Accessible online, http://www.shockfamily.net/Owyhees/Index.htm
1996
Shock, C.C., E.B.G. Feibert, L. Saunders, and M.P. Shock. Improved nitrogen and
irrigation efficiency for potato production. Oregon State University Agricultural
Experiment Station Special Report 964. pp 64-74.
Invited Professional Lectures
2009
2009
Vestígios vegetais arqueológicos, um estudo de caso no vale do rio Peruaçu, MG
(Archaeological plant remains, a case study from the Peruaçu river valley, Minas
Gerais). Museu de História Natural e Jardim Botânico da Universidade Federal de
Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Preservação e identificação de vestígios macrobotânicos dos sítios arqueológicos foco no centro norte de Minas Gerais (Preservation and identification of
macrobotanical remains from archaeological sites - focus on north-central Minas
Gerais). Museu de História Natural e Jardim Botânico da Universidade Federal de
Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Professional Presentations
2010
Shock, M.P. Cronologia da introdução das plantas domesticadas no Brasil central.
Paper presented at the 2nd Encontro Internacional de Arqueologia Amazonica,
September 12-18, 2010 in Manaus, Brazil.
2010
Shock, M.P. Archaeobotanical Remains from features at Lapa dos Bichos: The Role
of Plants in the Diet of Brazilian 'Agriculturalists'. Paper presented at the 75th
Anniversary Meeting, Society for American Archaeology, April 14-18, 2010 in Saint
Louis, MO.
2010
Shock, M.P. Initial examination of macrobotanical remains from the Amazon. Paper
presented at The Futures of Amazonian Archaeology symposium, April 11, 2010,
Berkeley, CA.
2009
Shock, M.P. Contemporary and archaeological foraging in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Paper presented at the 108th AAA Annual Meeting, December 2-6, 2009,
Philadelphia, PA.
2009
Shock, M.P. Arqueobotânica no cerrado (Archaeobotany in the Cerrado). Paper
presented at the I Jornada de Arqueologia no Cerrado e suas Interfaces com a
Aqueologia Brasileira, May 12-15, 2009 in Goiania, Brazil.
2009
Shock, M.P. and F. M. da Silvia. Paleoetnobotânica no norte Mineiro, uma
comparação dos vestígios vegetais em sítios arqueológicos no vale do Peruaçu e
Montes Claros (Paleoethnobotany in northern Minas, a comparison of plant remains
from archaeological sites in the Peruaçu river valley and in Montes Claros). Paper
presented at the XV Congresso da Sociedade de Arqueologia Brasileira, September
20-23, 2009 in Belém, Brazil.
2008
Shock, M.P. and R. Kipnis. Archaeobotanical insights into diet on the Brazilian
savanna, 500-2000 BP. Poster presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting, Society for
American Archaeology, March 26-30, 2008 in Vancouver, Canada. Accessible
online, http://www.shockfamily.net/Myrtle/archaeobotanical.html
2006
Shock M.P. Great Basin Rock Features – Does Topographic Positioning Make a
Functional Classification Possible? Paper presented at the 30th Great Basin
Anthropological Conference, October 19-22, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
2006
Shock M.P. and K.S. Allen. Lithic analysis and the intensity of Iroquois site
occupation. Paper presented at the 71st Society for American Archaeology
Conference, April 26-30, 2006 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2004
Shock, M.P. Pronghorn trail control: One use of rock walls in the northern Great
Basin. Paper presented at the 69th Society for American Archaeology Conference,
March 31-April 4, 2004 in Montreal, Canada.
2002
Shock, M.P. Rock art and settlement in the Owyhee uplands of southeastern
Oregon. Presented at the 28th Great Basin Anthropological Conference, October
10-12, 2002 in Elko, Nevada.
Cooperative Professional Presentations
2010
Medeiros da Silva, F., L.T. Lima, and M.P. Shock. Amazonian Potential in
Archaeobotanical Remains. Paper presented at the 75th Anniversary Meeting,
Society for American Archaeology, April 14-18, 2010 in Saint Louis, MO.
2009
Medeiros da Silvia, F., and M.P. Shock. Analise dos vestígios vegetais do sitio Lapa
Pintada, Montes Claros, Norte de Minas Gerais (Analysis of plant remains from the
site of Lapa Pintada, Montes Claros, northern Minas Gerais state). Paper presented
at the XV Congresso da Sociedade de Arqueologia Brasileira, September 20-23,
2009 in Belém, Brazil.
Languages
Portuguese (fluent)
Spanish (reading and conversation)
Invited Talks
2010
2009
2008
2008
2006
2004
2004
2004
2002
2002
2001
1999
Foraging and Cultivating Plants on the Brazilian Savanna: How Evidence from
Prehistoric Rock Shelters can Illuminate Settlement and Domestication. Santa
Barbara County Archaeological Society. Santa Barbara, CA.
Amazonian adventures in archaeology. Kiwanis Club. Ontario, OR.
Can you believe this corn? Archaeology in southcentral Brazil. Chamber of
Commerce. Ontario, OR.
Can you believe this corn? Archaeology in southcentral Brazil. Kiwanis Club.
Ontario, OR.
Cave archaeology in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Kiwanis Club. Ontario, OR.
A first look at Peruvian Archaeology. Chamber of Commerce. Ontario, OR.
Chimu and Incan culture through archaeology and ethnohistory. Kiwanis Club.
Ontario, OR.
A first look at Peruvian Archaeology. Lions Club. Ontario, OR.
Settlement and subsistence in the Owyhee uplands of southeastern Oregon:
conclusions from a study of rock art. Chamber of Commerce. Ontario, OR.
Settlement and subsistence in the Owyhee uplands of southeastern Oregon:
conclusions from a study of rock art. Kiwanis Club. Ontario, OR.
Rock art: exploring the petroglyphs of the Owyhee uplands. Kiwanis Club. Ontario
OR.
Modern Portuguese culture. Kiwanis Club. Ontario OR.
Students Supervised
Francini Medeiros da Silva.
2010-present, graduate student, Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
advisor Rita Scheel-Ybert.
2008-2010, intern, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Lígia Trombeta Lima,
2009-present, undergraduate, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, advisor
Eduardo Góes Neves.